TAMA COUNTY, Iowa — A vehicle believed to be that of an eastern Iowa man who was reported missing in mid-December was discovered in Arkansas.
According to the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Nicholas Collins left his home in Garwin, Iowa on December 19. At the time, the sheriff’s office said it believed that Collins left his home and was traveling toward Gladbrook. The sheriff’s office also said that when Collins left his home, he left a note that said he was “going away for a while.” He has not been seen or heard from since.
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On December 30, the sheriff’s office said Collins’ vehicle, a Mini Cooper, was picked up by license plate readers in southern Missouri. However, the sheriff’s office said his phone was turned off and his family still had not had any contact with Collins.
Several days later, on New Years Day, the sheriff’s office said law enforcement in Arkansas discovered Collins’ vehicle, reportedly abandoned, at the trailhead in the Ozark National Forest Region in Johnson County. The sheriff’s office said that there were no license plates on the vehicle.
Search and rescue teams are working in Johnson and Newton County, Arkansas and, according to the sheriff’s office, more resources are on the way to aid in the search…